As only data exfiltration for extortion no longer delivers ROI, ransomware gangs may increasingly encrypting data for additional leverage. The post Ransomware Groups May Pivot Back to Encryption as Data Theft Tactics Falter appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The Series B funding round brings the cybersecurity startup’s total raised to $60 million. The post Outtake Raises $40 Million to Bolster Digital Trust Against AI-Driven Threats appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by CrowdStrike, Infoblox, JumpCloud, LevelBlue, OneSpan, and Radware. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 34 Deals Announced in January 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Vulnerable SolarWinds Web Help Desk instances were exploited in December 2025 for initial access. The post Recent SolarWinds Flaws Potentially Exploited as Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek.

This is amazing: Opus 4.6 is notably better at finding high-severity vulnerabilities than previous models and a sign of how quickly things are moving. Security teams have been automating vulnerability discovery for years, investing heavily in fuzzing infrastructure and custom harnesses to find bugs at scale. But what stood outRead More »LLMs are Getting a Lot Better and Faster at Finding and Exploiting Zero-Days

SmarterTools says customers were impacted after hackers compromised a data center used for quality control testing. The post SmarterTools Hit by Ransomware via Vulnerability in Its Own Product appeared first on SecurityWeek.